Meet My New Friend: Rescue Balm

I like when a beauty product tells me exactly what it's going to do—and then actually does it. That's why I love Rescue Remedy Rescue Balm.

I'm still on anti-malarial drugs after my trip to Uganda (you've got to take these suckers for weeks to make sure you're totally protected from contracting the disease) and it's ruining my life. No, really. Swallowing a pill every night isn't a big deal, but these things are making me extra prone to sunburns. Ugh. I've been slathering on SPF 75 and trying to cover up when I'm walking around, but it's hot outside (!) and my poor lips have still become seriously dry.

So when this moisturizing balm showed up on my desk last week, it never left. It's been sitting here next to my keyboard, gently reminding me to care for my parched mouth—and it's totally working! It actually did "rescue" my lips. But what really makes me smile: This stuff is chock full of all natural ingredients that soothe and soften, like sunflower seed and calendula flower oils, vitamin E and beeswax.

What have you guys been slicking on your lips lately? Do you have a trusty tube or pot of balm on your desk right now too? Would you ever try an all-natural one?